kick drumsounds that are awesome

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:33 am

timbertrout wrote:"And She Was" by Talking Heads...

Not at all my "favorite" kick sound, but how they got that sound is beyond me...it's gotta be the most "prominent" kick sound I can think of. Digital reverb on kick - yeah!

Its mostly triggered with a sample that either had gated reverb or sample is being sent to gated reverb.

timbertrout wrote:Some of the Kick sounds on U2 - War are incredibly raw.

As I recall a tight refelctive room sound on a lot of that record.

penrithmatt · Post by **penrithmatt** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:43 am

jckinnick wrote:anybody know what kind of mics or what kind of mic placement was used on that Ray Lamontagne album

i recorded the new one,drums were done the same way on the last record.

3 mics

Coles over the snare,about three feet above the centre of it.

coles by the floor tom,looking at the centre of the snare,same distance from the centre of the snare as the one over the top.

AKG D112 on the bass drum....about a foor back from it,dead centre....

top and side mics into UA 610 pre's then direct to tape.bass drum into a Neve mic pre,then direct to tape......

top and bass drum mic in the centre tom mic panned hard left............the end.

oh yeah,Ethan got this technique from his dad.he is also a fucking amazing drummer,with a great sounding kit,in a great sounding room.....that's really what the bulk of the sound is........

jckinnick · Post by **jckinnick** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:19 pm

I didnt even know he drummed on that record, I know he did some amazing drumming on some of Ryan Adams records.

Ethan Holdtrue · Post by **Ethan Holdtrue** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:15 pm

Judas Priests 'Painkiller' woo!! :]

peterr · Post by **peterr** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:50 pm

penrithmatt wrote:
jckinnick wrote:anybody know what kind of mics or what kind of mic placement was used on that Ray Lamontagne album
i recorded the new one,drums were done the same way on the last record.

3 mics

Coles over the snare,about three feet above the centre of it.

coles by the floor tom,looking at the centre of the snare,same distance from the centre of the snare as the one over the top.

AKG D112 on the bass drum....about a foor back from it,dead centre....

top and side mics into UA 610 pre's then direct to tape.bass drum into a Neve mic pre,then direct to tape......

top and bass drum mic in the centre tom mic panned hard left............the end.

oh yeah,Ethan got this technique from his dad.he is also a fucking amazing drummer,with a great sounding kit,in a great sounding room.....that's really what the bulk of the sound is........

Hey penrithmatt,

What kind of vocal mic was used on the new RL record? Great job by the way.. I'm loving "Can I Stay."

jckinnick · Post by **jckinnick** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:49 pm

Wow that AKG D112 microphone isnt to bad a price, I might have to pic one of those up Ive been needing a good kick drum mic.

I'm Painting Again · Post by **I'm Painting Again** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:41 am

jckinnick wrote:Wow that AKG D112 microphone isnt to bad a price, I might have to pic one of those up Ive been needing a good kick drum mic.

don't forget the Neve 8068 and the 2" 16/24 studerA827 after it!..not to mention the cavernous space they did this in:

It is a great mic though..I use it on kick and my own vocals and sometimes on bass cabs..

joeysimms · Post by **joeysimms** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:39 pm

Way to shine a light there, Mr. Sheep!!

*tosses d112 in trash, jumps off freeway overpass*

jckinnick · Post by **jckinnick** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:04 pm

Sheep-In-Punk-Clothing wrote:
jckinnick wrote:Wow that AKG D112 microphone isnt to bad a price, I might have to pic one of those up Ive been needing a good kick drum mic.
don't forget the Neve 8068 and the 2" 16/24 studerA827 after it!..not to mention the cavernous space they did this in:

It is a great mic though..I use it on kick and my own vocals and sometimes on bass cabs..

Are those mics reasonably priced

jckinnick · Post by **jckinnick** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:27 pm

I like the drum sound on the new Onieda album. Particularly the last song "Thank Your Parents."

I'm Painting Again · Post by **I'm Painting Again** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:28 pm

joeysimms wrote:Way to shine a light there, Mr. Sheep!!

*tosses d112 in trash, jumps off freeway overpass*

you can't deny the pre and the format are a big part of the sound..

*sells body to simmsy's mom for neve*

-MK- · Post by **-MK-** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:40 pm

If nobody mentioned it yet, "High and Dry" by Radiohead sounds like I'm standing right next to the kit.

Monkeyfist · Post by **Monkeyfist** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:54 pm

John Lee Hooker and Big head Todd and the Monsters BOOM BOOM BOOM! I truly dig the kick on that track!

penrithmatt · Post by **penrithmatt** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:21 pm

PeterR wrote:
Hey penrithmatt,

What kind of vocal mic was used on the new RL record? Great job by the way.. I'm loving "Can I Stay."

SM7 into a DW Fearn mic pre.straight to tape.

Antiques · Post by **Antiques** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:38 pm

If anyone gets a chance, check out this one... it destroys me every time:

"First Wave Intact" by Secret Machines.

I don't really even like this band that much, but that is ONE NASTY KICK SOUND!!

I also agree with all the Flaming Lips fans in here.

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